‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ House Becomes Robin Williams Memorial

The makeshift Robin Williams memorial outside the San Francisco house from ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’

Max Bravo

By Jon Palmer

Boston.com Staff | 08.13.14 | 12:58 AM

Late Monday night, as word spread that Robin Williams had died, Bostonians began turning up and paying their respects at the bench in the Boston Public Garden where Williams delivered one of the most memorable performances in his career in “Good Will Hunting.” On the west coast, another makeshift memorial to the legendary actor sprang up on Tuesday, this one paying homage to his heartwarming, cross-dressing role in the 1993 film ”Mrs. Doubtfire.”

On Tuesday, the San Francisco house where the 1993 classic “Mrs. Doubtfire” came to life became another kind of touch point—a place for fans to connect, one last time, with the movie’s late star, Robin Williams, who died Monday in an apparent suicide. Hundreds flocked to the Pacific Heights Victorian to light candles, place flowers on the front stoop or just pause and remember the Bay Area comedian and actor.